4:10,11
The priests had to stand in the middle of the Jordan until all the people had passed to the other side, and the memorial stones had been taken. They had to continue to trust in the Lord, namely that He would continue to hold back the waters. The people hurried across, possibly because they didn’t want to risk the waters suddenly being released?
4:11-13
The “men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh” are specifically mentioned, stressing that they were keeping their side of the agreement made with Moses. They were ready for battle. There were about forty thousand men ready for battle. Note the emphasis on battle and war. They had entered the Promised Land, but now had to possess it, and that involved a battle or two. When we are saved there are battles to be fought in our lives, and this continues until the day we die.
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